Written by

Joe Truskot
jtruskot@thecalifornian.com

Being part of a family is a basic component of the human experience. And most families hoard tales about exceptionally nurturing or colorful ancestors.

Owning one of these legends is like possessing a Fabergé egg. They are old, attractive, valuable ... and as you open them, more complex than you imagined and totally captivating. Such is Nina Solomita's inheritance.

The Listening Place Readers Theater will open its 2013-14 season with Solomita's play "Every Spreading Moonbeam" in the drawing room at Monterey Museum of Art - La Mirada at 1:30 p.m. on two consecutive Sundays, Oct. 13 and 20. ...